imperial presidency

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letters)

1. a U.S. presidency that is characterized by greater power than the Constitution allows.

Word History and Origins

Origin of imperial presidency¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

Yet even so, he took a couple steps away from the imperial presidency.

From The Daily Beast

But try to tell an average American that in the age of the imperial presidency.

From The Daily Beast

Obama may not be an imperialist, but he has fortified the imperial presidency as George W. Bush created it.

From The Daily Beast

Now is the time to reverse the precipitous slide toward the imperial presidency.

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